"Feng Lichun, don't push your luck!" If this weren't a military family guesthouse, Zhou Chengguang would have already started a fight, given his temper.

"Lichun, stop arguing with Yuanbao's father. Say something nice." Zhou Chengguang's mother, Zhao Xiuying, was practically begging Xu Keke on her knees. She's usually capable, but she's never this stubborn. What's wrong with her today?

Zhao Xiuying looked up and saw Da Cui sitting on the bed next to Yuanbao. "You brat, you're such a worry! People say you stole money, so why don't you just return it and tell them? Your father is right here, and you're making your mother cause such a fuss over you. Do you think that makes you feel better? You can stand watching your parents argue over you. You don't even come and apologize. What good are you after all this time?"

Watching Zhao Xiuying, her small feet trembling, point at Da Cui in the room and berate her, Xu Keke felt a pang of sorrow for the first time. Feng Lichun's primary wish was for her two children to live well.

Living well is not just about having enough to eat; it also means having dignity, experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Xu Keke took a deep breath. "Da Cui did nothing wrong, why should she admit anything? She doesn't need to persuade her, she can't persuade her father. Zhou Chengguang, you just want me to divorce you, right? Divorce is fine, but you have to arrange a place for us to live in the city, arrange for our two children to go to school, and give us living expenses every month. The living expenses should be enough to support all of us."

Zhou Chengguang sneered, "You're dreaming! Feng Lichun, don't you even know how well you can live in the city?"

“Here’s what we’ll do. Considering how hard you’ve worked all these years, you can take your mother and child back to the village. It won’t cost much there. I can give you 500,000 yuan. But you have to take care of my mother until she’s old.”

Five hundred thousand, equivalent to fifty yuan over the next few years. Today Wu Jingming gave her the money, with a note attached, indicating it was Wu Jingming's allowance. The total was six hundred and thirty thousand. Zhou Chengguang, being a battalion commander, certainly received a higher allowance than a company commander.

"Five hundred thousand, Zhou Chengguang, how dare you ask for that? You have no shame at all. You still expect to take care of your mother until she's old."

They went back and forth, while Zhao Xiuying stood to the side, mouth agape, unable to utter a word. She never expected Zhou Chengguang to ask her to go back. Fortunately, before she could even speak, someone spoke up for her.

“Zhou Chengguang, you call yourself a son? You even try to push the responsibility of taking care of your mother onto others. Are you even human? Besides, don’t you think about how you treat me? Aren’t you afraid I’ll abuse her?”

"How dare you!" Zhou Chengguang's eyes widened in anger, as if he could already see Xu Keke treating his mother badly.

“What do I have to be afraid of? I raised you for nine years, and you didn’t give me a single penny. I did it because of our past relationship. Now that relationship is gone, do you think I’m stupid?”

"Alright, I've told you my demands. If you don't agree, then let's not talk anymore. Also, remember, if you want me to get a divorce, my demands will only increase, not decrease."

Xu Keke was too lazy to look at him anymore. She turned around, went inside, and locked the door. She left the outer room to the mother and daughter, believing that they definitely had a lot to talk about.

"Mom, Mom, my dad and grandma went to that room."

Yuanbao tiptoed to the bedside and whispered to Xu Keke what he had learned.

"Okay, I got it. You go to bed too, the floor is cold. We're staying here for two more days, so the three of us will sleep together for the next two days."

Yuanbao jumped onto the bed in a flash.

"Slow down, Mother is still sick." Da Cui pulled the blanket up a bit for Xu Keke, glaring at Yuanbao with dissatisfaction.

Yuanbao stuck out his tongue but didn't dare to talk back, and nestled against Xu Keke with a smile.

"Mom, we really aren't going to live with Dad anymore." Yuanbao couldn't say the word "divorce," but he understood what it meant.

"What does Yuanbao think? Does Yuanbao miss your dad?" Xu Keke hugged Yuanbao tightly, somewhat worried. What if the two children wanted to stay with Zhou Chengguang? After all, Feng Lichun had described Zhou Chengguang as too perfect before.

"I don't feel any reluctance to part with him at all."

"real?"

“Why wouldn’t it be true? Ever since we came, he’s either been mean to you or my sister. Even the uncle who came to give you the big red flower praised you, saying you’re the best. He even told me that when I grow up I should learn from you. But my dad says you’re no good in this way or that way. I don’t care about him. We were fine before without him, and it’ll still be the three of us. When my sister gets married, I’ll find a wife to take care of you.”

Xu Keke chuckled, "Who told you all this nonsense? What have you learned?"

Yuanbao didn't know what he had said wrong, but he knew his mother was making fun of him. Feeling a little embarrassed, he nuzzled his head against Xu Keke.

“If you want to marry me, then marry me. I won’t marry anyone else in the future. I’ll stay with you, Mom, for the rest of my life,” Da Cui said earnestly.

Xu Keke originally wanted to have a proper talk with the two of them, but she didn't expect the siblings to leave her both amused and exasperated. She stretched out her other arm and pulled Da Cui into her embrace as well.

"You two are thinking too far ahead. How old are you? What's with all this talk about getting married? Let's just focus on living our lives right now."

“Yuanbao, you're talking about the three of us, but where's your grandma? She loves you the most.”

“My grandma loves me, but she’s not good to my sister. If she stays with us, she’ll bully my sister. Anyway, my dad is here. He’s a high-ranking official, so he can take care of my grandma. That way, my grandma can live a good life. No one will bully my sister, and my grandma will be happy.”

It must be said that Feng Lichun raised both children very well. One is calm and decisive, while the other is clever and full of ideas. With such good children, it's no wonder that Feng Lichun harbors such resentment.

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